Pad



1940- A. D. LE LONG 2,226,132

PAD

Filed Dec. 19, 1939 INVE NTOR 77% ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 24, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved pad holder of the kind adapted for use on a desk, the holder being designed to receive a pad and to be used repeatedly for new pads.

The improvement lies in a new form of leg support for one end of the holder which is used as a clamp for the pad and that can be reduced in size or capacity as the pad is expended.

Another feature of the invention is a pad holder that is adapted for use with a pad having an ornamental cover and from which leaves of the pad can be torn without damage to the cover, thus enabling the cover to be used for the life of the pad and thus conceal any entries on the top sheet of the pad. The device also includes a pencil trough at the top.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing. Figure l is a side view of the improved pad holder with the top part in section. Figure 2 is a top view of the article shown in Figure l with a part broken away. Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing parts of the holder adjusted to fit a pad that has been partly used up. Figure 4. is a detail perspective more clearly illustrating a tear-strip which is an important part of this invention.

The pad holder comprises a base-plate II] which acts to support the pad II made of sheets that are usually arranged for each day of the year. Any form of pad, however, can be used in the holder. The holder also includes a top plate I2 which is a strip extending across the top of the holder and is used for clamping the pad in place. The top-plate may also include a trough or curved holder I3 that serves to support a pencil and also acts as an abutment or stop for the pad when the pad is of the type having slits instead of round holes for bolts in screws to be described hereinafter; The screws I4 are provided with heads I5 that engage the top plate, these screws extending through perforations in the pad II and pass through and extend beyond the base plate I0 and form legs on which the device is supported in an inclined position.

The screws I4 are provided with nuts I6 which are screwed up tight against the base plate to clamp the parts together.

The cover I! of ornamental character, of leather, imitation leather or similar material is placed over the pad and in addition to being ornamental serves to conceal entries on the top sheet of the pad. Under the cover is a tearstrip I8 which is placed between the cover I! and the pad II and is wider than the top-plate I2, that is, it extends further down over the pad. This allows the cover I! to be lifted and then the top sheet can be torn against the edge of the tear strip I8. This provides for a clean tear of the sheets and saves the cover from injury. If the sheets are torn, in the absence of the tearstrip, on the folded part of the cover against the top plate I2 it damages the cover and presents 5 uneven strips under the edge of the top plate.

The tear-strip I8 is provided with holes I9' through which pass the screws I4, the holes I9 as well as the holes in the pad, the top plate and the base plate being slightly larger than the 10 screws I4 so that the screws fit loosely in the holes. The screws I4 are screw-threaded for a length equal to more than the thickness of the pad and the plate in order that the removal of old stubs from under the tear-strip and a con- 15 sequent reduction in the thickness of the pad can be compensated for as shown in Figure 3 by screwing up on the nuts I6. This also keeps the top of the pad at substantially the same height for convenient writing. 20

I claim:

1. A pad holder comprising a base-plate, a narrow top plate above the upper end of the base-plate, headed screws passing through the top-plate and then through the base-plate to 5 form legs for that end of the holder, a nut on the screw and in engagement with the bottom plate, and a tear-strip below the top plate and with its edge extending beyond the edge of the top plate whereby a cover can be clamped be- 30 tween the tear strip and the top-plate and a pad can be clamped between the base-plate and the top-plate whereby the leaves of the pad can be torn against the tear-strip out of contact with the cover, the top-plate having a curved 35 trough beyond the top edge of the pad, the trough having its inner end closely adjacent the screws.

2. A pad holder comprising a base plate, a narrow top plate above the upper end of the base 40 plate, the top-plate having a pair of perforations therein and having a trough with its inner edge closely adjacent the perforations, a pair of headed screws in the perforations with their heads on the top plate and with the bottom ends ex- 45 tending below the base plate to form legs, nuts on the screws and bearing on the bottom of the base plate to clamp a pad between the base plate and the top plate, whereby pads of different thicknesses may be supported with the tops at 50 the same distance from the surface on which the holder rests and a tear plate below the top plate and whereby a cover can be clamped between them, the tear strip having its inner edge beyond the edge of the top plate to protect the cover 55 from tearing when a sheet is torn from the pad.

ARTHUR D. LELONG. 

